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virgin atlantic is now a chase UR partner!
16500 + $97 for orlando-london non stop flight 13000 + $97 for new york-london non stop flight other options avaiable that are similar, award space is easy to find even for the next two months. do not fly back with a virgin atlantic award, the prices are BS. Fly back out of continental europe. |
Originally Posted by drdrew450
(Post 20849986)
virgin atlantic is now a chase UR partner!
16500 + $97 for orlando-london non stop flight 13000 + $97 for new york-london non stop flight other options avaiable that are similar, award space is easy to find even for the next two months. do not fly back with a virgin atlantic award, the prices are BS. Fly back out of continental europe. I went ahead and booked this. For the way back, OR ANA for Birmingham-Hartford that bypasses LHR completely. |
People mention taxes for flying out of London rather then in, also Dublin having lack of taxes.
Is there a place to read more about this? I am interested as I make the NY -> LDN flight quite often. However, this next time I am doing it out of Dublin since the price is much cheaper. |
Originally Posted by jatink129
(Post 20910993)
Thanks.
I went ahead and booked this. For the way back, OR ANA for Birmingham-Hartford that bypasses LHR completely. |
Originally Posted by drdrew450
(Post 20913534)
why not use 12500 avios for dublin-boston? I think you can check availability on united then call british airways.
But I CAN do europe because I'll be getting a Schengen visa. The two options that i've found so far are Flying blue Air france - CDG-NYC 25k miles + $170 and Iberia- Madrid- NYC, 20k avios + $123 Are there any other options? __________________________________________________ _________ Actually,that CDG-NYC option is rubbish because I could just do United from LHR-BDL for 30k + $180 or CDG-BDL for 30,000 Miles + $89.10 But based on what I read here, I should see availability for 25k+ 50 Euros($66). But I don't. I see 25k + $170. I am trying to manage a balance between $$ and miles spent. Flying from UK to these other countries makes sense because I could just do 4500 avios for these intra-Europe trips. I'd appreciate the help. thanks. |
Originally Posted by Darren870
(Post 20911993)
People mention taxes for flying out of London rather then in, also Dublin having lack of taxes.
Is there a place to read more about this? I am interested as I make the NY -> LDN flight quite often. However, this next time I am doing it out of Dublin since the price is much cheaper. |
you can take virgin back
London-NYC 13,000 + 278.73 Just be careful they charged me a foreign transaction fee when I booked this for a friend on my amex business gold. I was shocked. They also charge around $3 to use a credit card, Who does that? This is a special and will cost more points after 6/17/13 Another option: Dusseldorf, germany to NYC on airberlin with american aadvantage miles direct non stop 30,000 miles +$101.60 |
Originally Posted by drdrew450
(Post 20917118)
...they charged me a foreign transaction fee when I booked this for a friend on my amex business gold. I was shocked. They also charge around $3 to use a credit card, Who does that?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...27-2013-a.html |
Originally Posted by drdrew450
(Post 20917118)
you can take virgin back
London-NYC 13,000 + 278.73 Just be careful they charged me a foreign transaction fee when I booked this for a friend on my amex business gold. I was shocked. They also charge around $3 to use a credit card, Who does that? This is a special and will cost more points after 6/17/13 As for the ticket, I used my Sapphire preferred card, because I (correctly) assumed that I would be charged a foreign transaction fee. Another option: Dusseldorf, germany to NYC on airberlin with american aadvantage miles direct non stop 30,000 miles +$101.60 But my knowledge is limited and therefore i'm looking for other options. And I appreciate your help! :) ^ I am trying to do my own research as well, so that you don't feel I'm asking you all to do the work. |
how did you all get 13,000 for Virgin from NY to London? I get 17500 on Virgin's website.
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Still looking for suggestions.
Anything better than CDG-BDL for 30k miles and $89 ?
Originally Posted by flyerwanabe1
(Post 20951482)
how did you all get 13,000 for Virgin from NY to London? I get 17500 on Virgin's website.
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I think the taxes are lower flying out of zrh or cph, im looking to book something as well
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Originally Posted by jatink129
(Post 20951674)
Still looking for suggestions.
Anything better than CDG-BDL for 30k miles and $89 ? There was a sale happening. I believe it ended on the 17th. No way, I missed it. |
AVIOs can be gained via a Chase BA card used to fund bank deposits so they are just not a scarce commodity. If planning to use AVIOS for residency interviews you may find the dates too restricted. Go Option 1.
Originally Posted by jatink129
(Post 20843982)
To be honest, I'm now seriously confused between the two methods.
Here are the pros and cons. BOS-DUB-BOS Pros. -Fly Business class for cheap. -Get extra baggage allowance (Important to me) Cons. -Have to travel from Hartford to Boston. -Time wasted (a few hours) for flight to EMA -Cost of travel from DUB to Leicester (on a tight budget) -Repeat inconvenient process in reverse on the way back. -Was planning on saving avios for short trips across USA for residency interviews. Total travel cost: 25k or 50k + roughly £350 ($530) expenses to and from Leicester.(surchages+flight to/from East Midlands+transportation to/from Leicester) + expenditure in getting from Hartford to Logan Airport (Boston) which would be roughly another $100. ________________________________________________ BDL-EWR-LHR-EWR-BDL Pros. -Fly directly from BDL. -Less time wasted. -Convenient travelling to and from Leicester -Saves on my Avios. Cons. -Will have to travel economy to save on UA miles. -Even economy costs more than Avios Business class. -Will have to spend 100k to travel in Business class. -Poor Business class availability. -If travelling in coach, will have to sacrifice luggage allowance. Total travel cost : 60k or 100k + roughly £300 ($460) in expenses (surcharges+travel to and from Leicester.) |
Originally Posted by AlohaDaveKennedy
(Post 20953301)
AVIOs can be gained via a Chase BA card used to fund bank deposits so they are just not a scarce commodity. If planning to use AVIOS for residency interviews you may find the dates too restricted. Go Option 1.
Now I'm trying to figure out a return that doesn't have a huge surcharge. As for Avios being too restrictive, I never thought of that. But I figure, with all my points, I'll just fly a day or two earlier depending on availability. I've no idea how early I'll know the interview date..and I still have a year before that happens, so I'll have UR points by then as well. :) |
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